Don, 19
February 1915
[Friday]
Dear family,
Today I suddenly realised I haven’t
written to you since last Sunday. That is because I didn’t feel so good, I had
a nasty cold and I was just too tired in the evenings after Dienst.
Don’t worry, I am doing well again,
considering the circumstances.
I also have not heard from you since
Sunday. Why would that be? In the
address on the letters you should in no case write Inf. Regt 56. Letters
then first go to La Bassée where that regiment is in position. And you also
don’t need to put the Armeekorps or the Korporalschaft
in the address, please see to that.
I did receive some stuff from Pastor
Zimmermann. Else could have written a little note to accompany the parcel if it
all gets too much for you.
Yesterday I received a nice parcel
from Else Nettelbeck. She sent me jam [“Marmelade”] which I like very much.
Tea, coffee and dried soup are of no use to me, because of the lack of hot
water.
Please send something to Hans
Nettelbeck as well, and thank the Nettelbecks from me. I have written to them already yesterday.
Today I received 2 parcels from Aunt
Bonert, so you see I have everything I need.
But there is somehting I’d like from
you. Please send me Blue Point
cigarettes. Those I do miss here.
As I wrote you earlier duty was
rather exhausting this week, at least that’s how it felt.
We had shooting exercises at
flowerpots placed 150 mtrs away. I hit them on my third shot.
Then we had a long march at night.
Would have been nice if it hadn’t rained so bl***** hard.
This morning we built a bridge over
a 5 mtr wide ditch. First fell two trees, tie them together, as a finishing
touch some brushwood and soil thrown on it, and the Wunderwerk is finished.
Herr Oberleutnant was very pleased.
Today we are being innoculated
again. Tomorrow we have another roll-call.
It seems there are things going on
here in the west that could mean a quick end to this war.
You hear all sorts of things, but
you don’t know anything for sure.
With many greetings your Fritz
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